8/3. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1788 — Paying What Is Due
Wealth on which Zakat is paid is not 'hoarded treasure'
Hadith About Paying Zakat on Your Wealth
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1788
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1788
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ دَرَّاجٍ أَبِي السَّمْحِ، عَنِ ابْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " إِذَا أَدَّيْتَ زَكَاةَ مَالِكَ فَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ مَا عَلَيْكَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: “When you pay Zakat on your wealth, then you have done what is required to you.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1788In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 3, Book 8, Hadith 1788
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1788
This Hadith about paying Zakat on your wealth is short but direct. The Prophet is reported to have said that when a person pays Zakat on his wealth, he has done what is required of him. The Hadith focuses on the required financial duty. It does not discuss extra charity, personal gifts, or other acts. Its message is that Zakat is an obligation tied to wealth, and paying it means the person has fulfilled that required due. This is useful for readers searching for Zakat obligation hadith because it explains the basic idea in simple words: when Zakat is due, pay it properly and do not delay or ignore it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zakat is a required duty on wealth when it is due.
- Paying Zakat fulfills the required right mentioned in this report.
- A believer should treat Zakat as an obligation, not as a casual gift.
- Financial worship includes giving what Allah has required.
